[HTML][HTML] Structural and biochemical analysis of a novel atypically split intein reveals a conserved histidine specific to cysteine-less inteins

T Pasch, A Schröder, S Kattelmann, M Eisenstein… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein trans-splicing mediated by a split intein reconstitutes a protein backbone from two
parts. This virtually traceless autoprocessive reaction provides the basis for numerous …

The crystal structure of the naturally split gp41‐1 intein guides the engineering of orthogonal split inteins from cis‐splicing inteins

HM Beyer, KM Mikula, M Li, A Wlodawer… - The FEBS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Protein trans‐splicing catalyzed by split inteins has increasingly become useful as a protein
engineering tool. We solved the 1.0 Å‐resolution crystal structure of a fused variant from the …

[HTML][HTML] Highly efficient and more general cis-and trans-splicing inteins through sequential directed evolution

JH Appleby-Tagoe, IV Thiel, Y Wang, Y Wang… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Inteins are internal protein sequences that post-translationally self-excise and splice
together the flanking sequences, the so-called exteins. Natural and engineered inteins have …

Design of a split intein with exceptional protein splicing activity

AJ Stevens, ZZ Brown, NH Shah, G Sekar… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Protein trans-splicing (PTS) by split inteins has found widespread use in chemical biology
and biotechnology. Herein, we describe the use of a consensus design approach to …

Improved protein splicing using embedded split inteins

JA Gramespacher, AJ Stevens, RE Thompson… - Protein …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Naturally split inteins mediate a traceless protein ligation process known as protein trans‐
splicing (PTS). Although frequently used in protein engineering applications, the efficiency of …

Extein Residues Play an Intimate Role in the Rate-Limiting Step of Protein Trans-Splicing

NH Shah, E Eryilmaz, D Cowburn… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Split inteins play an important role in modern protein semisynthesis techniques. These
naturally occurring protein splicing domains can be used for in vitro and in vivo protein …

Traceless protein splicing utilizing evolved split inteins

SW Lockless, TW Muir - Proceedings of the National …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Split inteins are parasitic genetic elements frequently found inserted into reading frames of
essential proteins. Their association and excision restore host protein function through a …

Intein lacking conserved C‐terminal motif G retains controllable N‐cleavage activity

G Volkmann, XQ Liu - The FEBS journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A split‐intein consists of two complementary fragments (N‐intein and C‐intein) that can
associate to carry out protein trans‐splicing. The Ssp GyrB S11 split‐intein is an engineered …

A conserved histidine residue drives extein dependence in an enhanced atypically split intein

G Sekar, AJ Stevens, AZ Mostafavi… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Split intein-mediated protein trans-splicing (PTS) is widely applied in chemical biology and
biotechnology to carry out traceless and specific protein ligation. However, the external …

[HTML][HTML] Protein splicing of inteins: a powerful tool in synthetic biology

H Wang, L Wang, B Zhong, Z Dai - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Inteins are protein segments that are capable of enabling the ligation of flanking extein into a
new protein, a process known as protein splicing. Since its discovery, inteins have become …